Meanings
nounallocher (plural allochers)
plural allochers
- sign linguisticsIn a sign language, any of two or more alternative hand signs for a chereme.
Origin
From allo- + chereme, by analogy with allophone.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian allochero
- allocheroalternative sign for a chereme
Portuguese alóquiro
- alóquiroalternative sign for a chereme
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
allocher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocher
MLA
“allocher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocher. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allocher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocher.
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